Value of Preoperative Echocardiography in the Prediction of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Following Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1383-1386

  Açil, Tayfun ^a   Çölkesen, Yücel ^a   Türköz, Riza ^a   Sezgin, Alpay Turan ^a   Baltali, Mehmet ^a   Gülcan, Öner ^a   Demircan, Şenol ^a   Yildirir, Aylin ^a   Özin, Bülent ^a   Müderrisoǧlu, Haldun ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 35348876186     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.06.025     Document Type: Article

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